Sports & Games
First Steps: Municipal Aboriginal Pathways
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[City of Winnipeg]
Description
Looks at the city of Winnipeg's policy frame work for engagement with the Aboriginal community in the areas of employment, economic development, safety, quality of life, out reach and education.
Fleury's Book Opens New Chapter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 1,31
Description
Profiles Métis hockey player, Theo Fleury, and his new book which reveals his abuse, addictions, and fight for sobriety.
Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 31.
Football Players Find a Way to Give Back to Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sam Laskaris
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 7, October 2012, p. 17,20
Description
Looks at the football camp, Tribal Dreams, for youth to develop skills as well as gain self-confidence and make friends.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.
For the Sga-Du-Gi (Community): Modern Day Cherokee Stickball
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie M. Welch
Jessica Siegele
Robin Hardin
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 93-114
Description
Explores current and past players' reasons for playing the game and their perceptions about it's meaning as part of identity and culture.
Forty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1927-1928
E-Books
Author/Creator
H. W. Dorsey
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief Clerk by H. W. Dorsey
The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas
Tattooing and Face and Body Painting of the Thompson Indians, British Columbia by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas
Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia by Elsie Viault Steedman
The Osage Tribe: Rite of the Wa-xo'-be by Francis La Flesche
Fred Sasakamoose: Free to Choose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Isbister
Saskatchewan History, vol. 65, no. 2, Fall, 2013, pp. 12-15
Description
The author’s account of being able to see Fred Sasakamoose play hockey for the first time; provides some biographical information on Sasakamoose.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 12.
From Baggataway to Lacrosse: An Example of the Sportization of Native American Games
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabrice Delsahut
The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol. 32, no. 7, 2015, pp. [923]-938
Description
Looks at the institutionalization of the sport from a technical, physical and magic-religious act into a controlled game with a political and economic context.
From Enemy to Mascot: The Deculturation of Indian Mascots in Sports Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornel Pewewardy
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 176-189
Description
Challenges educators to display leadership to teach a critical perspective in regards to Indigenous sports teams mascots.
From Montana to Brazil: Sparking an International Indigenous Consciousness
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Yarlott
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Shares experience of representing Native Americans from the United States on the Brazilian Indigenous Games Advisory Council.
From Practice to Praxis: Community-Based Strategies for Aboriginal Youth Sport
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy T. Blodgett
Robert J. Schinke
Leslee A. Fisher
Clifton Wassengeso George
Duke Peltier
et al.
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol. 32, no. 4, November 2008, pp. 393-414
Description
Looks at how to enhance sport programming and increase enrollment of youth within a First Nations reserve.
Funding in Place to Build $1.5 Million Arena in Pinehouse
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 14
Description
Comments on the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) investment that will allow the village of Pinehouse to build a new hockey arena for the residents.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Fur Trader Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Phipps
Description
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Furs and Wildlife Resources- National Parks Service- Saskatchewan
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
R.R. Southam
J. H. Reid
A.E. Baughan
A. W. Dodds
P. C. Wilhelm
P. W. Swan
Description
This file contains correspondence relating to the development of national parks in Saskatchewan, and the effects such developments would have upon the indigenous persons on the reserves from which the park land would be leased or bought.
Gambling
Alternate Title
Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Description
Looks at the historical context of Indigenous gambling, how these traditions have been maintained and how they continue to influence contemporary gambling practices.
Chapter 20 from Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues edited by Peter Menzies and Lynn F. Lavallée.
Games: Silekméw'es: The Bone Game [Lahal]
Alternate Title
Connecting Traditions: Secwepemc Pre-contact Village Life
[Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-Contact Life]
[Secwepemc-Kuc: Let the Journey Begin]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Education Council
School District 73?]
Description
Explanation of game, related classroom activity, and an interactive version of game.
George First Rider 4
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Marie Waterchief
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider as he tells about preparations for winter and briefly mentions the games children played in winter.NOTE: Marie Waterchief, interpreter.
George First Rider Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider about his father, who was called Dog Child. He gives an account of how his father got his name and also gives an account of his father's riding escapades. He tells the story of powers given to Dog Child by the bears, the eagles and the ghosts as well as giving examples of Dog Child's healing powers and his role in the Horn Society.
George First Rider Personal History
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he talks about his childhood and lack of schooling, his development of horsemanship, his membership in holy societies and his alcoholism.
Getting Beyond Imagery: The Challenges of Reading Narratives About American Indian Athletes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen J. Staurowsky
The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol. 23, no. 2, March 2006, pp. 190-212
Description
Examines several stories that were featured on sports television and in sports publications between November 1999 and July 2001.
A Gift From the Little People
Alternate Title
A Gift From the Little People [Hand Games at Native Festivals]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Sexsmith
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 7, November 2000, p. 13
Description
Billy Wapass Jr. presents his family's version of the ancient legend that depicts the origin of the Hand Games.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.
Governing Indigenous Recreation at a Distance: A Critical Analysis of an After School Active Health Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Moss E. Norman
LeAnne Petherick
Eric Garcia
Gordon Giesbrecht
Todd Dumel
Sport, Education and Society, vol. 23, no. 2, 2018, pp. 135-138
Description
Contends that broad-based health interventions should not be universally implemented across diverse locales but rather need to account for the diverse, place-specific priorities and needs of the communities they are serving.
The Great Gathering: Lakota Basketball as a Site of Cultural Production
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan Klein
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 46, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2022, pp. [1]-24
Description
Examines the annual Lakota Invitational Tournament becoming a cultural event that both invents and recreates Indigenous traditions.
"The Greatest Drama in Indian Life": Experiments in Native American Identity and Resistance at the Haskell Institute Homecoming of 1926
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Benjamin G. Rader
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2004, pp. 429-450
Description
Argues that Native Americans experimented with their identities and dramatized their resistance to white society and culture during the Haskell Institute homecoming of 1926.
Hard Work Propels Young Wrestler To The Top
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 21
Description
Profiles Marlin Legare, the 2009 Sports and Recreation Award Winner at the SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Awards.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.